Results 1-20 of 20 for waste management speaker:Martin Ferris

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Martin Ferris: .... In these areas, people entered into an agreement, did not have the contract and have no income. We must make it attractive through a support mechanism. I think about 7% of forestry is managed by Coillte while forestry takes up 11% of land nationally. Obviously, that must be increased to meet targets. This goes back to supports. How do we get that extra take up? The witnesses...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Martin Ferris: ...as that would be a step backwards and result in a cut in funding to local authorities. The continued trend of the erosion of the powers of council in planning, housing, transport, roads, waste management and water has to stop. It does not have to be that way. Unelected county managers cannot have power and be unaccountable to those elected by the local people, but that is what is...

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

Martin Ferris: ...than domestic homes. The last time I spoke on this issue in the Dáil, I cited the example of Starbucks in Britain. A number of years ago Starbucks, due to constant running of water taps, was wasting 1.63 million litres of water every day - the equivalent of the daily usage of a town of over 10,000 people. Undoubtedly, there are similar examples of commercial wastage here. This is...

Water Utilities: Motion (13 Jan 2011)

Martin Ferris: ...Border were beyond the control of the relevant authorities, but there is no doubt that the crisis initially brought about by the weather was exacerbated by the manner in which the water supply was managed. Therefore, there is considerable merit in Fine Gael's proposals to establish a publicly owned company to take over responsibility for the water supply. This would make sense from a...

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Martin Ferris: ...scientific evidence cited in support of some restrictions and a view that the research carried out is not always accurate. Even apart from that, many people in the sector are of the view that the management of the Irish fishery should primarily be a domestic responsibility rather than the current situation where almost everything to do with the sector is at the whim of diktats from the...

Farming and Agri-Food Sector: Statements (25 Nov 2009)

Martin Ferris: ...the effects of the damage that has been done and to assist those most affected in recovering. The Minister referred to the grant scheme that was put in place in the past 18 months in respect of waste management, etc. In many instances, the slurry tanks that were installed, for environmental and other reasons, under this scheme have been submerged as a result of the floods caused by the...

FÁS: Motion (6 Oct 2009)

Martin Ferris: ...in expenditure arose in FÁS, it should have related to training, upskilling and providing employment and opportunities for the thousands of people unemployed. There was massive institutionalised waste of public funds by Government and senior management in FÁS. Who would have thought that the main beneficiaries in the State training and employment authority would be those secure enough...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their farm waste management grant. [5106/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their farm waste management grant. [5107/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Martin Ferris: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will make full payment of the farm waste management scheme. [3363/09]

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Martin Ferris: ...farming has a positive impact, so too will the withdrawal of investment and this already is apparent in the building sector in many areas. This is particularly true given the failure to extend the waste management scheme and to permit farmers to complete planned on-farm works that would have sustained many jobs over the short term in this difficult period. The Government's actions have...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Nov 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a waste management scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [42946/08]

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Martin Ferris: I support this motion. In common with probably all rural Deputies from every party I have made a number of representations over the past year with a view to having the waste management scheme extended. The scheme is generally recognised to have been both widely popular and successful in encouraging farmers to make the necessary changes to their on-farm facilities. These changes were, of...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (30 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are legal reasons prohibiting a tag for bin requirement being placed on waste collection permits in the north-east region in view of the fact that the north east waste management plan states that a fixed annual fee is not deemed adequate as it does not provide sufficient incentive to minimise waste,...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (30 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 487: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that a local authority can, through the waste permit, allow a private waste collector scrap the proven and successful tag for bin service and replace it with a fixed annual fee which is not deemed adequate under a region's own waste management plan. [32071/08]

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (24 Sep 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 1542: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will extend the farm waste management scheme beyond the end of 2008 to accommodate all farmers who wish to participate. [29765/08]

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 May 2008)

Martin Ferris: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need to extend for another year the farm waste management scheme which is due to finish in December 2008 due to the fact that many of the on-farm works will not be completed in that period and the important role which the scheme has played in protecting the general...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 May 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement regarding the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a waste management grant. [17576/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Apr 2008)

Martin Ferris: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry can expect to receive their payment under the farm waste management scheme. [15342/08]

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Martin Ferris: ...board would act as the civilian body to which the Garda Commissioner was accountable. In this way it would fulfil the other aspects of the remit of the Minister's proposed inspectorate, providing management oversight on issues of recruitment, qualifications, training standards, equipment, accommodation, organisation methods and best practice. Sinn Féin proposes the policing board be...